ROCK STAR KITTENS

Whenever I receive a batch of kittens, it is normally my plan to see them right through until adoption. But, sometimes work (or travel) comes between my plans and I have to move my foster kittens to another foster home.

This litter is case in point. I only had the Spice Kittens for two months, but boy did they grow up in that time! They never did get away from suckling on each other, so their homemade 'no suckling' shirts stayed on whenever I was not in the bathroom with them.

I'm sure the kittens weren't thrilled about wearing their 'no suckling' shirts, but they definitely looked adorable in them!

The cover of their album: "The Pussy Cats"

Mesmerized

Have I also ever mentioned that black kittens are by far the most affectionate and loving kittens out there? Well, I'm saying it again. This batch was SO.DARN.LOVING!! Paprika was always jumping into my arms for love and all three kittens would pile onto my lap whenever I went into the bathroom to visit them (which was often). I swear, my legs would go numb after the amount of hours I sat on the bathroom floor accommodating them while they napped on my crossed legs. Thank goodness for Candy Crush. I spent all those hours (yes, hours) playing Candy Crush while the kittens snoozed away on me.

All queued up with nowhere to go

The kittens were always staring at me

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My little nephew (who was very stand-offish with animals) stopped by for a visit to check out the kittens. It's obvious from this picture that the kittens won their way into his little heart. He was so excited to hold them!

A new kitten lover is born!

I have been informed that all the Spice Kittens were adopted into loving homes (separately), with buddy kittens to play with.

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association

https://www.facebook.com/VOKRA

Adoption application:

http://www.orphankittenrescue.com/adoption_application/

A LITTLE HELP PLEASE

VOKRA has a large network of volunteers that take care of their kittens/cats through until adoption. Once in a while a volunteer will ask the network for advice or help ... the latter of which applies to this sweet face you are looking at right now. A volunteer asked for help giving this 6-week old kitten and her litter mates their 1st deworming pill and I was more than happy to oblige. How could I miss the chance to meet this cuteness in person!?!

Aranea

Look at her unusual coloring!

While I was showing their foster dad how to give these kittens their deworming pills, I noticed how incredibly sharp their nails were. So, being the busy-body I am, I quickly clipped their nails after giving them their pills. As I did not know this litter's temperament, I thought it prudent to just purrito them to get the job(s) done!

All wrapped up!

A very rare moment when a kitten looks directly into the camera

Templeton, the ultimate lap kitten

Wilbur and his boom box

Aranea and her sister, Nellie

Sleeping torbico kittens (Aranea, Joy and Nellie)

As you can see, there are three (what I would call) tortoiseshell kittens. But there are sub-categories of this coloring of kittens that I am just discovering. Here is a color breakdown and their associated names:

(A) Torties:  solid BLACK, mixed w/ORANGE tabby
   - Calicos:  same as Tortie, with white spotting

(B) Torbies:  BLACK/BROWN tabby, mixed w/ORANGE tabby
  - Torbicos:  same as Torbies, with white spotting

Then there is what they call "Dilute" colorings:

(A) Dilute Torbies
(B) Dilute Torbicos
(C) Dilute Calicos

Kittens with 'dilute' colorings have the dilute gene and white spotting genes that dilute their coloring.

Okay, clear as mud? I thought so too. I'll probably never remember all that, but at least I have it here for reference sake.

Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association

https://www.facebook.com/VOKRA

Adoption application:

http://www.orphankittenrescue.com/adoption_application/